Bob Palmer - Tour of Microsoft Studios

Description

This is a different kind of tour. It's of one of the most top-secret facilities Microsoft has (this is one of only a handful of buildings that Scoble's badge doesn't work in, for instance). It may be the first time you get a look inside this facility.
It's where the videos that you see at shows like CES and PDC are created. Also the
.NET Show is usually filmed on a stage here.

Bob Palmer, Production Manager at Microsoft Studios gives a tour of MS Studios showing the recording stages, video and audio mixing rooms and discusses some of the projects worked on at Studios. Mike Hall is the camera guy.

I used to work for Turner studios in Atlanta and one time we had an all night install so I got to hang out in the studios when the NBA playoffs were going on. It was great watching EVERY camera shot of the basketball games at the same time.

Did you notice that Bob never really answered what the red light was for, he just mentioned that the room was used for "DriveTime" sales reports. There are certainly rooms just as important as this room in MS Studios. Earlier in the video Bob is whispering
in one of the studios while work is going on, but there is no red light. Certainly, if red lights were an indication of something "in production" then there would have been one here. Now go to about 24:04 on the video, the videographer (sorry didn't catch
name) asks "What is with the red light in the middle of the hallway?," and Bob just chuckles, but no real respone, he just goes on to explain what the room is for. Now go to 24:47 exactly and you will see a the back of a man with oragish hair, a maroon sweeter
of a dress shirt and what appears to be an Xbox travel bag of some sort. I believe the reason for the red light is because that person is Bill Gates. The red light means do not interupt!!!!